Originally Posted by
Asturias56
How much is "very expensive"? If they all have to do it there is no competitive disadvantage
Ok , this was discussed here many times before over the last decades, and was even the subject of an ICAO working group in the past . .In a nutshell : technically feasible, yes on paper , but the cots to set this up are enormous and the benefits did not match the expenses.
It is not only the transmission costs of using the Satcom , the amount of data to uplink and collect but also the storage infrastructure needed and the eventual retrofit to existing fleets all of it to be borne by the aircraft operators.
They all have said a big NO at the time . And since decisions like these are always done in consultation with airlines, no chance to mandate this against the will of the airlines I would say.
They're happy enough installing the internet for passengers
Yes because it is a commercial business decision, they believe if helps them getting more valuable business pax , and they sell the time at a premium .